It’s not lost on trainer Brett Robb that most expect his promising galloper Gallant Star to stamp himself as one of the horses to beat in next month’s Newhaven Park Country Championships Final when he steps up to qualify at Coonamble on Sunday.

February 18. Dubbo. That was the time and place trainer Clint Lundholm thought the comeback dream was over for Listen To The Band.

The fairytale will continue to Royal Randwick after eight-year-old Listen To The Band claimed a special win for trainer Clint Lundholm in the Newhaven Park WRA Country Championships (1400m) at Coonamble.